Description
Savory Panda Express chow mein noodles bring authentic Chinese-American street flavor straight to kitchen counters. Crisp vegetables and perfectly seasoned noodles deliver restaurant-quality comfort you can easily recreate with simple ingredients and quick cooking techniques.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 pound (454 grams) chow mein noodles or yaki soba noodles
- 2 cups cabbage, thinly sliced
- 1 cup celery, sliced on an angle
- 1 small onion, sliced
Sauce Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons regular soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 0.5 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 0.25 cup unsalted chicken stock
- 0.5 tablespoon cornstarch
Cooking Oil:
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Instructions
- Whisk together sauce ingredients in a compact vessel, reserving for later integration.
- Immerse noodles in rapidly boiling water for approximately 30 seconds until they become pliable, then immediately drain through a colander.
- Heat wok to medium-high temperature, introducing initial portion of vegetable oil.
- Sauté onions, cabbage, and celery until they develop a tender translucency, roughly 60-90 seconds.
- Shift vegetable mixture toward wok’s perimeter, creating a central cooking zone.
- Pour remaining oil into exposed area of wok.
- Introduce prepared noodles and premixed sauce directly into wok’s center.
- Vigorously toss ingredients, ensuring comprehensive coating and sauce absorption throughout noodle strands.
- Continue stirring until noodles appear glossy and ingredients are uniformly distributed.
- Remove wok from heat source, transferring contents to serving platter immediately.
Notes
- Noodle Blanching Tip: Precisely time the 30-second boiling to prevent overcooking, ensuring perfectly tender yet firm noodles.
- Vegetable Prep Hack: Slice vegetables uniformly for even cooking and consistent texture throughout the dish.
- Sauce Absorption Trick: Let noodles sit in hot wok for an extra 30 seconds after mixing to maximize flavor penetration and create slight caramelization.
- Dietary Adaptation: Swap wheat noodles with gluten-free alternatives like rice noodles or zucchini noodles for celiac or low-carb diets.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 52 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg